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La Sierra University

General Information

Name: La Sierra University
Address: 4500 Riverwalk Parkway, Riverside, CA 92515-8247
Phone:

  • General information: (951) 785-2000
  • Financial aid office: (951) 785-2175
  • Admissions office: (951) 785-2176

Website: www.lasierra.edu
Type of Institution: Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above
Religious affiliation: Seventh Day Adventists

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees$20,634$19,083$17,790
Books and supplies$1,200$1,242$1,260
Living arrangement
On-campus
        Room and board$5,874$5,244$4,902
        Other expenses$2,862$2,718$2,430
Off-campus
        Room and board$8,910$8,568$8,334
        Other expenses$3,681$3,348$4,134
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$5,256$3,600$4,134

Total expenses   
On-campus$30,570$28,287$26,382
Off-campus$34,425$32,241$31,518
Off-campus with family$27,090$23,925$23,184

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 99%
  • Federal grants: 42%
  • State/local grants: 35%
  • Institutional grants: 99%
  • Student loans: 63%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3435
  • State/local grants:$5738
  • Institutional grants:$6604
  • Student loans:$4285

Admissions

Undergraduate application fee (2006-07):$30
Undergraduate Admissions
Fall 2006
TotalMenWomen
Number of applicants1,249436813
Percent admitted32.5%37.4%29.9%
Percent admitted who enrolled
Full-time77.1%79.8%75.3%
Part-time2.5%1.2%3.3%

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 1941
Undergraduate enrollment: 1638
First-time student retention: 61%
Overall graduation rate: 38%

Characteristics of undergraduate students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 89%
    • Part Time: 11%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 41%
    • Women: 59%

White non-hispanic: 25%
Black non-hispanic: 9%
Hispanic: 28%
Asian/pacific islander: 23%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 14%

Degrees offered

    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biochemistry - Bachelor
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Biometry/Biometrics - Bachelor
  • Biophysics - Bachelor
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Bachelor, Master
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Bachelor
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Business/Commerce, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Finance, General - Bachelor, Master
  • Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General - Master
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Bachelor
  • Management Information Systems, General - Bachelor
  • Marketing/Marketing Management, General - Bachelor, Master
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric - Bachelor
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Science - Bachelor
  • Computer/Info Tech Services Administration & Management, Other - Bachelor
    Education
  • Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services - Master
  • Curriculum and Instruction - Master, Doctor
  • Education, General - Doctor
  • Educational Leadership and Administration, General - Master, Doctor
  • Music Teacher Education - Bachelor
  • Special Education and Teaching, General - Master
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • English Composition - Bachelor
  • English Language and Literature, General - Master
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other - Bachelor
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Bachelor
    History
  • History, General - Bachelor
  • History, Other - Bachelor
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Bachelor
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Bachelor
    Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies
  • Health and Physical Education/Fitness, Other - Bachelor
  • Kinesiology and Exercise Science - Bachelor
    Philosophy and Religious Studies
  • Religion/Religious Studies - Bachelor, Master
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Bachelor
    Psychology
  • Developmental and Child Psychology - Bachelor
  • Physiological Psychology/Psychobiology - Bachelor
  • Psychology, General - Bachelor
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Social Work - Bachelor
    Social Sciences
  • Political Science and Government, General - Bachelor
  • Social Sciences, General - Bachelor
  • Sociology - Bachelor
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Bachelor
  • Fine/Studio Arts, General - Bachelor
  • Graphic Design - Bachelor
  • Music Performance, General - Bachelor, Certificate
  • Music, General - Bachelor


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